Remember when we started writing down gifts we are thankful for? The journey continues. Please feel free to leave your own list in a comment. I'm starting at one, even though we're farther along than that.
- muddy feet running hard
- laundry on the line
- clouds in the sky
- the promise of rain
- sun tea brewing
- beans cooking
- a garden ripening
- food in the fridge
- storage space cleaned
- a new season of growth
- clothes from older children that fit the younger
- memories of when teenagers were small
- the energy of the young
- understanding love
- being chased down by blessings
- how God makes all things come together into one message of completeness; He leaves nothing out
- children's hearts hungry for God
- prayer of agreement between friends
- knowing Him and learning of Love
- opportunities to live Love full
- hurtful words left unspoken
- healing words shared
- budding excitement over a new year of learning
- Insight and truth revealed
- Love of parents
- Singing of birds in trees. Even when it is dry, still they sing.
- Camouflage bedding for a boy with sparkling eyes
- Brothers wrestling in joy
- Children creating, exploring, and living life full and free
- Hearing my youngest singing the words "There is no God like Jehovah"
- Children growing in the grace and knowledge of Jesus and sharing it too
- Compassion flowing free from hearts filled with the love of God
- Hope of music flowing in the home soon
- Friends coming to visit this week
- Cool nights after months of heat
- Refreshing breezes
- Hearing of Jesus being glorified in song at county fair
- Hair cuts all around
- Grace, learning more and more of always Grace
- Joy of salvation shining bright
- Two children, a backpack, some rope, and a stick
- Muddy creek banks
- Fishing spots and frog catching
- Haying almost done
- Walking on a beach listening to six-year-old daughter talking of God's thoughts to us being more than sand on sea (Psalm 139:17,18 and Psalm 40:5)
- Oldest daughter feeding intensely on the Word of God
- Being 13 and 16 and discovering friendship new
- Dishes clean
- Hum of washer
- Metal pedal tractors "going to work" under the guidance of their 4-year-old driver
